Last movie watched...

[smilersaltash]

DJANGO - well worth a watch.

[Sideshow Bob]

DJANGO - well worth a watch.

Yes, looking forward to seeing this one....
I quite like Tarantinos' movies....apart from the excretable Grindhouse movies.......with my favourites being Pulp Fiction, very closely followed by Inglorious Basterds...( absolutely love the main 1st scene in the Farmhouse, closely followed by "here comes the Bear Jew" scene ....and of course the 'twist' at the end )...

[Hawkmumbler]

DJANGO - well worth a watch.

Sorry, which of the 500 or so Django movies is this?

[Mabs]

DJANGO - well worth a watch.

Sorry, which of the 500 or so Django movies is this?

Lol i had the same thought. I take it you're referring to Django Unchained, no? As for the original Django - it's a blast!

In other news, I watched Clash of the Titans with my son earlier today, not that piss poor remake but the original 'Ray Harryhausen' one. He loved it. It's not a surprise that his favourite scene was the Medusa encounter! I'm slowly getting him initiated into the films of Harryhausen, The Seven Voyages of Sinbad next followed by Jason and the Argonauts.

[TordelBack]

In other news, I watched Clash of the Titans with my son earlier today, not that piss poor remake but the original 'Ray Harryhausen' one. He loved it. It's not a surprise that his favourite scene was the Medusa encounter! I'm slowly getting him initiated into the films of Harryhausen, The Seven Voyages of Sinbad next followed by Jason and the Argonauts.

The importance of a classical education cannot be underestimated.  The unformed mind must receive a grounding in the true art, burnished bright by the trials of time, before being exposed to the ephemera of the computer age. 

Have done the Grand Tour myself with the sprogs, although we're lagging behind on the Sinbads (only covered Golden Voyage, discussed somewhere upthread). And yes, the Medusa scene in the late-classical Titans went down very well - very scary.  Make sure you include Gwangi in the syllabus - that its western trappings represent a more modern mythical setting is something often overlooked.

[JOE SOAP]

You can segue into Flesh and early 2000AD then.

[TordelBack]

You can segue into Flesh and early 2000AD then.

Different faculty, but the credits should transfer.

[Professor Bear]

I hope Warlords Of Atlantis is part of the syllabus.

[Hawkmumbler]

Make sure you include Gwangi in the syllabus - that its western trappings represent a more modern mythical setting is something often overlooked.

Indeed. A classic fantasy in the old west. A great little sunday afternoon film that I never tire of. Used to be repeated on BBC 2 regularly if I remember.

[Mabs]

Thank you for the recommendation TordelBack, I will definitely get him to watch it. Its amazing because I haven't seen him this excited about a film he has watched before (other than probably Happy Feet when he was 2 years old - but that's understandable!). He did a drawing straight after watching Titans which I thought i'd share;

http://nexuswookie.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/my-son-the-titan/

He has such a good memory, much better than his father's that's for sure! 

[Hawkmumbler]

Legend!

[shaolin_monkey]

Great picture!

At that age the scene that really stuck in my mind was Andromeda stepping out of the bath.  Actually, it still sticks in my mind now!!

[Spikes]

Doomwatch (1972) gots a overdue re-watching last night. Slightly bollocks, but still a good watch.
Shame that episodes from the BBC series are presently only to be found, either, online or as pirated copies.
Though i suspect the share number of missing episodes makes any home release a bit pointless, at present.

[Mabs]

Great picture!

At that age the scene that really stuck in my mind was Andromeda stepping out of the bath.  Actually, it still sticks in my mind now!!

Lol same here! As a young boy it made me fall in love with her! I thought she was the ultimate epitome of beauty. The funny thing is my son whilst watching the film said "dad she's very beautiful". I just smiled to myself!

[Sideshow Bob]

Great picture!

At that age the scene that really stuck in my mind was Andromeda stepping out of the bath.  Actually, it still sticks in my mind now!!

Lol same here! As a young boy it made me fall in love with her! I thought she was the ultimate epitome of beauty. The funny thing is my son whilst watching the film said "dad she's very beautiful". I just smiled to myself!

And no doubt thought, with some pride...That's my boy !!